Route 59 (MTA Maryland)
| Route 89 | |
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| Overview | |
| System | Maryland Transit Administration |
| Garage | Northwest |
| Status | active |
| Began service | 2008 |
| Predecessors | Route 59 (2008-2017) Route M-9 (1987-2008) Route P-4 (1984-1987) Route 7 (1959-1984) Route 5/7 (1948-1959) Route M (1932-1948) No. 5 Streetcar (1916-1932) |
| Route | |
| Locale | Baltimore City Baltimore County |
| Communities served |
Pikesville Garrison |
| Landmarks served | Reisterstown Road Plaza |
| Other routes |
27, 53, 54, 56, 58 60 |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | Every 35 minutes Every 30 minutes (peak) |
| Weekend frequency | Every 35 minutes |
| Operates | 5:00 am to 1:00 am |
Route 89 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs, mostly along Reisterstown Road. The line currently runs from the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station to the Owings Mills Town Center. The line replaced original Route 59 under BaltimoreLink, and was a split-off from Route M-9, and resembles the pre-1997 route of Route M-9. It is the successor to several other bus routes and streetcars.
Route 59 has only been operating since February 17, 2008. Prior to this date, the no. 59 designation was never used for a bus operating on Reisterstown Road. The only other bus route in Baltimore transit history that had the no. 59 designation was the Colgate Shuttle, a service that operated during rush hour from 1948 to 1952. But the Reisterstown Road corridor between Pikesville and Owings Mills has a history of being served by many other bus routes and streetcar lines.
Service on Reisterstown Road was provided by the No. 5 Streetcar Line, which ran from Emory Grove to Patterson Park, providing all transit service than offered along any parts of Reisterstown Road. The no. 5 streetcar was had the most northern point of all Baltimore streetcars. At this time, the Owings Mills area was minimally developed.
In 1932, the no. 5 streetcar was shortened to Pikesville. Service between Pikesville and Emory Grove was provided by Bus Route M (no relationship to M-lines).
In 1948, the no. 5 streetcar was completely converted to a bus operated. The new line was identified as the no. 5/7 line.
The no. 7 bus line provided service on all parts of Reisterstown Road from Glyndon to Pennsylvania and North Avenues, then continued along Pennsylvania Avenue to downtown Baltimore and Canton along the same route as the present no. 7 line. Even after the no. 7 line was shortened in 1984 in favor of shorter Metro feeder buses, the no. 7 line continued to operate along this full route until 2001, when the Metro connection buses started to operate 7 days a week, some 24 hours a day.
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